Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-05-13

cows increases The how OF mllk, out III
obliged TO eat more than they need by
having salt mixed WITHHOLD there will
be at first an increase in milk produc-
ton followed quickly by a decrease
and often serious injury to the COW.
THE FARMERS FRUIT GARDEN.
The fact that farmers are longer
tons is largely due to their life in the
open air. They ought to have FIRE sher
better supplies of vegetables and
and fruit than any other class. 1t
would be money in their pocket in
saving doctor bills if they lived up to
the advantages they might easily en-
JOY in this respect. II the farmer will
get the trees and protect them by
fences his family will generally see
that they have the care requisite to
make them productive A good sup
! ply of fruit of var Gus kinds is the best
means of making home and farm life
attractive to the younger members %
the farmers family,
sCABBY POTATOES.
.,rfarmer likes to plant scabby po-
tatoes, because Of the danger that the
/ fungus will reproduce itself in the new
crop, but some who have tried it report
crops of bright, clean potatoes from
scabby seed. This has satisfied them
that worms. insects or some other
cause than fungus produces the scabby
appearance. But if potatoes are prop
erly kept during Winter the fungus
growth may die out and become inca
pable of propagat on. The success
with scabby potato seed NAV be due 10
the fact that the scab entirely destroys
some eyes, leaving those which emain
to use the entire substance of the pota-
TO. This suggests that il is undoubted
" a good plan to d g out all but two or
three vigorous eyes before planting the
seed 1t requires more potatoes &c
plant an acre by this method; but the
increased crop more than warrants the
extra expense.
1t is a good plan in Spring to LOOK
over the stock that has been KEEP
through the Winter, and make cal
culation how large proportion of i
has paid its way. Cows that have Civ
en- a good mess of milk may be sup
posed to have paid their way, though
if they dropped their calves in the Fal
they would probably sell for less nov
than then, and the depreciation in val
Tie must Offset part of the profit mad
from sale of their products. Excepting
those who keep improved stock few
farmers can figure up any gain from
Winter keeping of stock except fl on
the manure pile, and those only win
keep young animals can stand this Sc
we're test. But Winter in our climat
j, nearly half the year, and the stocI
keeping which accumulates losses dur
ing this time cannot hope 10 compen
safe for them by any gains made dur
inc the Summer.
TIE BEST SEEDS FOR PROPAGATION.
Nurserymen are well aware tina
seeds of the best and choicest apple
are not best for planting. All that j.
wanted is strong. vgorous stock. anC
this j. best secured 10y planting seed
of the small inferior varieties, too poo
for anything except making cider
These are generally used not alone. be
cause they are easiest to get but be
cause they are the best. II we wished
fruit from these seedlings only seed,
be planted; but as the propagation inva
riably gratis these, then the kind q
fruit the seeding IN ght bear is imma
terial. The chief drawback 10 this
method of getting trees is that it gives
little opportunity for valuable chance
seedlings which used sometimes to be
obtained. Perhaps, however. it is as
well that improved varieties of fruits
should be bred for bv selecting SEEDS
from the choicest kinds, and by cross
fertilization, much OF improved stock is
bred. This will make two kinds O
seeds, each best for its respective pur'
pose, one including the great bulk oil
seeds from inferior fruit for producing
stocks, and the other the carefully Sc.
lected few seeds for the amateur and
specialist seeking new varieties =
american CUHiUdtOr.
Photographing the Babies.